Английская Википедия:Al Daff
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Alfred Edward Daff (18 August 1902 – 1991) was an Australian born executive who became head of Universal Pictures.[1][2][3]
Biography
Daff was born in Melbourne. He joined the Melbourne office of Universal Pictures at 18 years of age. In 1922 he took early aerial newsreel footage of New Guinea.[3]
In 1924 he made a 20-minute send-up of wrestling called Who's Who In The Wrestling World - And Why?.[4]
In 1935 he visited the Universal Studios in Hollywood. The following year he was appointed in charge of Universal's Japanese territories; two years after that he became Far East supervisor, then also the Middle East. In 1943 he became Universal Foreign Supervisor, covering all markets outside the US.[5]
In 1949 he became President of Universal International Films, the overseas subsidiary of Universal Pictures Company.[3] In 1952 he became Executive Vice President of Universal Pictures Company in 1952.[6] He retired in 1958 but continued working as a consultant until the 1970s.[4]
Daff was married twice and had one daughter.[7]
Al Daff
Daff was the topic of a 1975 documentary Al Daff. The documentary consists of Daff being interviewed by Ken G. Hall. He offered advice for Australian filmmakers and reminisced about his own career.[8]
References
External links
- Papers of Al Daff at National Library of Australia
- Шаблон:IMDb title
- Al Daff filmШаблон:Dead link at National Film and Sound Archive
- Al Daff at National Film and Sound Archive